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I've heard bad things about the KYB's. I heard they are very cheaply made.
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Originally posted by Contour98SVT:
I've heard bad things about the KYB's. I heard they are very cheaply made.
and the savings are passed down to the consumer...but cappuccino, where did you hear that they are better?
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Originally posted by Cappuccino911:
KYB gr-2 struts set of 4 for 259 from tirerack.com. They are better than the BAT struts and for whatever reason cost less than replacement oem struts.
That's a big Negative! The KYB's are not even as good as the stock SVT (or 95-97 SE) struts. They are basically a standard replacement style/valved strut (I.E. OEM normal 98+ Contour) They are not a performance strut. Also for that matter I had a set on the wife's last car (Cavalier) and they were a major disappointment even for a stock replacement!
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Thanks for all the input on the KYBs, mabye I wont be getting them after all. In reply to:
Thanks for pointing me to the Classifieds. Only a bozo wouldn't look there first!
Um, ok, I was only trying to help  
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I should amend my statement to say that when you combine their performance along with their price, they are a better strut. They used to sell for upwards of 120 bucks a piece but you can get them now for 250 for the set. Also, keep in mind that the original question stated that he wasn't looking for a performance suspension per se and was concerned with cost.
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CRZYDRVR-- Oh, you did help! That's what the post was intended to say. I felt dumb for not checking them out myself, is all. Us newbies are always asking questions whose answers can be found simply by using the "Search" feature.
Sorry for the misunderstanding!
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No problem, I was just kidding anyways. It takes a lot more than that to get me mad. I was a newbie too at one time, and I asked plenty of questions too. 
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Also, you can get Ford O.E. struts from a few of our online parts suppliers for $68.80 Each ($275.20 for 4). These are SVT or pre 98 SE Springs. Check out www.fordpartsonline.com Or Email Terry at Sentry South at parts@sentryautogroup.com
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I knew that the pre- '98 SEs had stiffer suspensions, but they're actually the same springs that were used on the SVT? Wow. And on a family car!
Bush is a scary, scary man.
Stealth is best. Make it look stock. Confuse people. Bother people.
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Originally posted by zgendron:
Also, you can get Ford O.E. struts from a few of our online parts suppliers for $68.80 Each ($275.20 for 4). These are SVT or pre 98 SE Springs.
Check out www.fordpartsonline.com
Or
Email Terry at Sentry South at parts@sentryautogroup.com
No...the springs are different. Sorry for the confusion.
That was a price for struts, not springs. Also, the price for struts is the same whether you get the SVT or Pre 98 SE. However, they are not the same part either.
Does this make more sense?
- Zack
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